When programming drum beats in Reapers midi editor there are several ways to help our workflow. Shortcuts, Screen Setup, Drum Maps etc. Below I’m going to show you how I have my Drum Editor setup and what I do to make creating beats easier and much more fun. Some of this can take time to […]
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Reaper and Drum Programming Resources
Reaper and Drum Programming Resources As a project I am going to be getting my own resources and adding them here alongside links to software, articles, tutorials and available courses regarding programming drums in Reaper. This will include Drum Maps, Samples electronic and acoustic, Ideas and Tricks and tips. If you have any resources, videos, […]
Studio Drummer Drum Maps for Reaper
Reaper Drum Maps for Kontakt’s Abbey Road Studio Drummer Garage Drum Kit Session Drum Kit Stadium Drum Kit Install Drum Map for Reaper – Save files to your keymaps folder. Options->Show REAPER resource path in explorer/finder Find ‘MIDINoteNames’ folder Save or Copy file to this folder. To load keymap: In Piano Roll: File->Note/CC Names->Load note/CC […]
Kirnu Cream CM no sound Mac Reaper
Kirnu Cream does not output sound, it is purely a midi plugin – that said if you are having problems it would seem that the AU unit for Mac does not output midi. Instead use the VSTi version – both 32bit and 64bit work as they should. Make sure that Kirnu Cream is first in […]
Sequencer_Megababy – Patterns – Midi Trigger
This Tutorial will take into account that you are already familiar with Sequencer_Megababy, if not then please refer to my previous articles: Video Tutorial 1 Video Tutorial 2 Creating Drums Article The Sequencer_Megababy plugin for Reaper can be programmed into 16 Patterns – these Patterns can then be triggered using midi notes on the track […]
Session Drummer Midi Note File – Drum Map for Reaper
Drum Map Download Save file to somewhere safe that you can remember! If you’re using reaper to program drums using piano roll you can rename the notes to make it easier to find the kick, snare etc. This file is based on the mappings of Cakewalks Session Drummer 2 – it’s a cheap alternative to […]
Reaper using Tempo to stretch a loop
Video on how to import audio loop into Reaper and use tempo to stretch and shrink drum loop. Loop used is available to download for free here www.free4allbackingtracks.com Straight 4/4 Closed Hi Hats 8ths 100bpm – Pattern 1 To download Reaper – Click Importing a loop into Reaper is a pretty simple thing to do. […]
Creating your own backing tracks – Creating drums Part 1: Audacity
When creating a backing track for your own composition getting the drums can be a difficult thing at times. Where do you start? There are a lot of software programs out there some stand alone and some vst. Standalone means a program in its own right. VST is a program that needs a host(another program) […]
Backing Tracks, Loops and Midi Drum Files Updated
This week I’ve had to overhaul the website due to a script I was using for downloads going fubar. I could have looked into fixing it but decided it would be more prudent to get things working again on a download front so there is a new look to things in this regard. First up […]
Rock Straight 8 – Pattern 4
What? – understanding drums. Go To Library About Library